The Blooper Reels of Life

…or maybe, the blooper reels ARE life?!

If you, like me, are in a near-constant spiral of anxiety, fear, and disgust at the current state of our world, take a moment (actually, just thirty seconds!) of Zen and watch Helaine and my latest Step Into Next blooper reel:

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I said to her recently, “We have so many bloopers that they should be their own show.”

But that’s the point: the space “in between” is where the real magic happens! It reminds me that life and business and growth cannot possibly be perfect (or even close), nor does it have to be super serious all the time.

For the record, this is very difficult for me as a person who overthinks everything and takes most things rather seriously!

But when the horrors out there - or even just the day to day stress and uncertainty of life - feel overwhelming, we have a choice. 

Mine are: focus on what’s right in front of me and do the best I can to nurture it (things like my home, my loved ones, my local community). Try hard to surrender and let go of what I can’t control. And of course find moments of joy - in bloopers and anything else!